Al Jaldah

Al Jaldah is a locality in , and has an elevation of 935 metres. Al Jaldah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery and Cave of the Patriarchs.

Monastery
The Church of the Holy Forefathers and Monastery of the Holy Trinity, also known as Al Maskobiya, is a Russian Orthodox monastery and church in , , founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre.

The or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the in the , 30 kilometres south of . is situated 3 km southeast of Al Jaldah.

Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of . The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. is situated 3 km southeast of Al Jaldah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hebron and Avraham Avinu Neighborhood.

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is an ancient city in the southern . It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.

Neighborhood
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is situated 2½ km southeast of Al Jaldah.

Village
or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of , in the southern Israeli-occupied . Founded in 1968, in 2023 it had a population of 7,572. is situated 3½ km east of Al Jaldah.

Al Jaldah

Latitude
31.53618° or 31° 32′ 10″ north
Longitude
35.08356° or 35° 5′ 1″ east
Elevation
935 metres (3,068 feet)
Open location code
8G3QG3PM+FC
Geo­Names ID
8073069
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In Other Languages

“Al Jaldah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الجلدة

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